Terms | |
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Sensei | instructor or teacher ('one who has been before') |
Senpai | assistant instructor or senior |
Rei | bow - an expression of courtesy and respect |
Sensei ni rei | bow to teacher (ni - 'towards') |
Otagai ni rei | bow to fellow students (otagai - 'mutual') |
Shomen ni rei | bow to front (shomen) of dojo (sometimes a shrine or altar to old masters) |
Seiza | the command to kneel ('sit correctly') |
Kiritsu | the command to stand up |
Mokuso | meditation (to clear the mind) |
Mokuso yame | end of meditation |
Kiai | literally 'spirit unite' - a focus of 'ki' energy, often with an audible shout |
Kihon | core essentials, basics |
Kata | forms, pattern of techniques |
Kumite | partner work, meeting or grappling hands |
Arigato; domo arigato; domo arigato gozaimashta |
'arigato' - thanks; 'domo arigato - my humble thanks; 'domo arigato gozaimashta' - more formal 'thank you for what you have done' |
Numbers | ||||
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1 - Ichi | 2 - Ni | 3 - San | 4 - Shi | 5 - Go |
6 - Roku | 7 - Shichi | 8 - Hachi | 9 - Ku | 10 - Ju |
Areas | |
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jodan | face area, or upper |
chudan | area from belt to the neck, or middle |
gedan | area from belt downwards, or lower |
Commands | |
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Yoi | attention or assume ready position |
Hajime | start |
Mawatte | turn or about turn |
Yame | finish - return to yoi position in kata |
Enoy | relax - after yame |
Tachi - stances | |
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Zenkutsu dachi | front stance (front knee bent) |
Kokutsu dachi | back stance (back knee bent) |
Kiba dachi | horse-riding stance |
Neko-ashi dachi | cat-leg stance |
Kosa dachi | cross-legged stance |
Fudo dachi | immoveable stance |
Uke - blocking (or receiving) techniques | |
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Age uke | rising block - jodan |
Soto uke | outside block (arm moves inwards) - chudan |
Uchi uke | inside block (arm moves outwards) - chudan |
Shuto uke | knife hand block |
Gedan barai | lower level sweep |
Juji uke | cross block |
Nagashi uke | sweeping block |
Otoshi uke | downward block |
Haishu uke | back of the hand block |
Morote uke | augmented block |
Osae uke | pressing block |
Haiwan uke | forearm block |
Keri - kicking techniques | |
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Ashi | leg |
Mae geri | front kick |
Yoko geri keage | side snap/rising kick (using outside edge of foot) |
Yoko geri kekomi | side thrust kick (using heel or flat of foot) |
Mawashi geri | roundhouse kick |
Ushiro geri | back kick (kick to rear using heel) |
Mikazuki geri | crescent kick |
Fumikomi geri | stamping kick |
Tsugi ashi | shuffling step (tsugi is 'in sequence') |
Kin geri | groin kick (using instep) |
Tobi geri | jumping kick |
Tsuki - punching | |
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Oi zuki | punch while stepping forward with leading fist ('lunge punch') |
Gyaku zuki | reverse punch |
Sanbon zuki | three punches |
Kizame zuki | jab punch |
Choku zuki | straight punch |
Kage zuki | hook punch |
Yama zuki | mountain (u-shaped) punch |
Morote zuki | double fist punch |
Te waza, ude waza - other hand and arm techniques | |
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Haito | ridge hand |
Taisho | heel of palm |
Haishu | back of hand |
Shuto | sword (edge of) hand |
Nukite | spear hand |
Empi | elbow strike |
Tetsui | hammer fist |
Uraken | back of fist |